flow

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

any uninterrupted stream or discharge

something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; "a stream of people emptied from the terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"

dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"

the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle

move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium"

move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"

cause to flow; "The artist flowed the washes on the paper"

be abundantly present; "The champagne flowed at the wedding"

fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"

cover or swamp with water

undergo menstruation; "She started menstruating at the age of 11"